You already know that exercising helps keep your body healthy and your mind sharp.
Now, a new study has found a simple way to bolster your workout’s positive effect on your brain. Researchers have discovered that seniors who drink a certain vegetable juice right before exercising can transform their brain into one that performs like a much younger brain.
… Read MoreThanks to its high levels of antioxidants, drinking tea is linked to lower risk of diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
Now, a new study finds its benefits don’t end there. It found that tea drinkers cut their chances of dementia in half.
And if Alzheimer’s runs in your family, tea is even more protective. People who inherit ApoE4, the so-called “Alzheimer’s gene,” reduce their risk 86% by drinking tea regularly.… Read More
Eating fish tainted with mercury is a major health danger. This heavy metal is toxic to your nervous system, lungs, and kidneys. Mercury has been shown to cause motor dysfunction, brain damage, and even cancer.
And now another deadly disease has been linked to mercury in fish: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease—after the famed baseball player who died from it.… Read More
In a groundbreaking study that could redefine aging, researchers have found that marijuana improves memory and learning in elderly lab animals.
Human brain function begins a gradual decline as early as age 25. Our brain’s white matter begins decreasing and our brain cells’ ability to communicate deteriorates.
Your brain shrinks as you get older. At birth, it weighs about 400 grams.… Read More
Can eating fish—or taking fish oil supplements—actually prevent Alzheimer’s disease?
For years, the research has been contradictory. Some studies found the old saying about fish being “brain food” is true. Others showed no benefit.
Now, a major new analysis by the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California provides a definitive answer. And it may have uncovered the reason for the previous conflicting results…
… Read MoreDiet soda is one of the worst things you can put in your body. Research links the artificial sweeteners in it to cancer. That’s on top of the other carcinogens they contain, like caramel coloring and sodium benzoate… And low-cal soft drinks double your diabetes risk and make you gain weight—not lose it.
Now, research reveals yet another reason to avoid diet soda.… Read More